Strong Revenue Growth
Consolidated revenue of $466 million, up 32% year-over-year, driven by North American Brokerage and a 25% increase in closed transactions (~42,000).
Material Adjusted EBITDA and Operating Improvement
Adjusted EBITDA rose to $14.9 million, an 80% increase year-over-year (from $8.3M), while operating loss improved to $3.4 million (vs. $5.2M prior year), and operating margin improved from -1.5% to -0.7%.
Stronger Cash Position and No Debt
Unrestricted cash and short-term investments increased by $30 million during the quarter to a record $62.9 million; company continues to carry no debt and generated $23.3 million of operating cash flow in Q1.
Agent and Transaction Momentum
Agent count grew to ~33,500 at quarter end and >33,900 as of May 6; closed transactions increased ~25% year-over-year despite a weak housing market, demonstrating agent recruitment/retention strength.
Ancillary Business Traction
Ancillary revenue grew 34% YoY to $3 million. Real Wallet revenue more than tripled to $436,000 (nearly +250% YoY), with 8,000 active agents (23% of base), weekly debit-card spend >$1M, deposits >$25M and ~$9M of credit extended; One Real Title revenue +22% YoY and One Real Mortgage revenue +20% YoY.
Compelling Strategic M&A Opportunity (RE/MAX)
Announced definitive agreement to acquire RE/MAX (enterprise value ~ $880M). RE/MAX generated ~$94M of high-margin adjusted EBITDA in 2025; transaction implies ~9x trailing Adj. EBITDA (~7x post-synergies). Management targets $30M of cost synergies and meaningful cross-sell upside (700k combined U.S. transactions; estimates that a 1% mortgage attachment = ~$25M revenue and 1% title attachment = >$10M revenue).
Operational Efficiency Gains
Operating expenses increased 17% YoY to $45.6M but improved as a percentage of revenue to 9.8% from 11.1% a year ago (down ~130 bps), reflecting operating leverage and disciplined cost growth.
Product and Technology Rollouts
HeyLeo beta launched (450 agents in beta, 4,500 on waitlist) with 357 MLS ingested (on track to 400+), covering >85% of agent geographies; reZEN and Leo AI positioned as integration levers for agent productivity and lead monetization.